Certificate of Need news and information

A doctor who died 12 years ago is having an influence on healthcare debates all across the country.
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An effort in Maine to kill the state's certificate-of-need law has the support of Gov. Paul LePage and others who say the free market is a better regulator than the government when it comes to deciding how many healthcare facilities can be built.
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No one doubts Edward Hospital CEO Pam Davis' credentials as a tough customer.
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A New York state Department of Health planning committee scrutinized a "proliferation of robots" during its recent months-long review of the state's certificate of need process, saying too many hospitals are preoccupied with buying high-tech, high-cost equipment regardless of need.
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The removal of certificate of need regulations reduced costs for coronary artery bypass graft, or heart bypass surgery, but did not reduce costs for angioplasty, according to a study.
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An Illinois regulatory board's selection of one hospital plan over another in northwest suburban McHenry County raises questions as to whether the state — rather than the market — should decide the fate of health care projects.
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The Queen's Health Systems, Honolulu, has agreed to acquire Hawaii Medical Center West from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii and to reopen the hospital by fall 2013, according to a news release.
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A second lawsuit has landed in the federal courts challenging the constitutionality of state certificate-of-need laws that regulate when and how healthcare providers operate.
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WESTWOOD, N.J.—The state of New Jersey approved the reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital before the end of the year as a joint venture between Hackensack University (N.J.) Medical Center and privately held LHP Hospital Group, Plano, Texas. The hospital, to be renamed Hackensack...
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MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Montclair Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership.
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